Taysom's completion % is good enough, however...

Jan 18, 2021
9:36:55am

LegitCoug All-American

What separates good QBs from great ones is playmaking ability and decisiveness. Taysom does hesitate at times and his instinct is to run.
He's fast in the open field and a bruiser at that, but not as explosive as players like Lamar Jackson.

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Unpopular opinion alert, where I hope I'm wrong

Archaea

1/18/21 9:28am

I mean... he did complete like 70% of his passes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

letthewookieewin

1/18/21 9:30am

A lot of those passes were to open receivers and some of the time

Archaea

1/18/21 9:31am

Cuz “elite QBs” never have guys open or guys make amazing catches?

rivercitycoug

1/18/21 9:34am

Some of his passes were "elite". I think you are just seeing his underthrown

Dangerous

1/18/21 9:38am

And some times his receivers dropped his passes

mwcoug

1/18/21 9:39am

Sometimes they dropped the easiest catches ever

puntersarepeople

1/18/21 10:32am

Yup, he had a better completion rate in his first 4 starts than Drew Brees,

CougarTailDevourer

1/18/21 9:32am

He had great completion percentage in his starts. I think his bigger problems

ZacSeljaas'Stache

1/18/21 9:30am

Anticipation and turnovers were his issues

puntersarepeople

1/18/21 10:33am

Disagree.

johnnycarson

1/18/21 9:32am

Needs time. Allen was 56% as a rookie. It can be improved on.

johnnycarson

1/18/21 9:33am

Taysom was 72.7% this year with a 98.8 passer rating

Coop

1/18/21 9:35am

Agreed. The narrative that taysom sucked is wrong.

johnnycarson

1/18/21 9:42am

He needs to protect the football and throw the deep ball earlier

Coop

1/18/21 9:47am

His knee was hurt last week too. That may have

johnnycarson

1/18/21 9:50am

Allen was 22 as a rookie. Taysom is 30 and has been in the NFL 4 years already

Martin Van Nostrand

1/18/21 9:36am

So?

johnnycarson

1/18/21 9:42am

He will get his chance next year, if at all.

Archaea

1/18/21 9:36am

Did you want Mangum to replace him and Romney over Wilson too?

pinolero

1/18/21 9:33am

I realize you're joking. I stated my unpopular, non-expert opinion

Archaea

1/18/21 9:34am

Yup, sure did, he'd given up on Taysom in 2014, a full two years before the rest

CougarTailDevourer

1/18/21 9:36am

Taysom's completion % is good enough, however...

LegitCoug

1/18/21 9:36am

Decisiveness comes with confidence and the ability to read quickly.

Archaea

1/18/21 9:38am

And that comes from experience

puntersarepeople

1/18/21 10:37am

I hope you are correct.

Archaea

1/18/21 10:52am

He completed 73% of his passes this year and was 3 - 1. He has already proven

Dangerous

1/18/21 9:37am

Yeah I agree with this. Taysom wasn't perfect but was still a playmaker and was

pinolero

1/18/21 9:40am

4 starts in the middle of a season doesn’t tell me that. He played well in 3 of

rivercitycoug

1/18/21 9:38am

I might be judging him based on Mahomes, Brady, Brees, and Allen

Archaea

1/18/21 9:40am

Taysom will never be the best QB in the league, but he can certainly start and

ZacSeljaas'Stache

1/18/21 9:42am

They just have to grab Conover!

letthewookieewin

1/18/21 9:44am

Maybe, but if they can lock Taysom up for cheap they could build a SB contender

puntersarepeople

1/18/21 10:42am

Yeah, watch Trubisky, Hurts, Fitzpatrick, etc

puntersarepeople

1/18/21 10:40am

Did you not watch him play this year?

dYrtbYkerYder

1/18/21 9:42am

I watched him play and thought Peyton protected him with the playcalling.

Archaea

1/18/21 10:53am

What does that even mean?

puntersarepeople

1/18/21 11:07am

If he is not elite, why does he deserve a shot?

PhilPete

1/18/21 9:46am

He has put work in and improved, plus the Saints have salary cap

Archaea

1/18/21 9:51am

Taysom’s ball placement is plenty good. He had a good completion % despite drops

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